Minimal-ish: Minimalism, Intentional Living, Motherhood

Today I'm sharing my journey with healing my relationship with movement, food and my body - a journey that I'm still on but that I've shared quite a bit of on instagram. I've gotten requests to share it as a podcast episode, so here it is! I fully believe the way we approach our health and the relationship we have with food and our bodies is a huge part of an intentional life.

I talk about:

-Messages the health/ fitness industry sends us

-How eating less isn't really a good long term solution for most people

-Why so many of us dislike exercise and how to get consistent with moving our bodies in a healthy way

-Questions to help evaluate where you are at personally with movement/ food.

I come at this from a non-expert normal-human standpoint, so take my advice and journey with a grain of salt. My hope is that my story will resonate with you and you can learn from some of the things I've learned along the way and begin healing your relationship with food + fitness if it needs to be healed. The resources I share in the episode:

Keep It Simple Podcast

Deliciously Fit + Healthy (host of the podcast I shared) Laurie Christine King

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Today's episode will motivate you to dig a little deeper and look inside yourself for the root of your money habits. A great way to start this year is to get intentional with your finances - a life changing but tough change to make. I'm honored to have Rachel Cruze as my guest today for this important conversation.

We talk about:

-"Money Classrooms" and how the way we grew up affects the way we look at (and spend) money.

-Money habits related to our money classrooms

-Tips for saving money

-Budgeting and resources for getting started.

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Rachel's book: Know Yourself, Know Your Money

Rachel's website

Rachel on instagram

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Desirae on instagram

Podcast website

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Today's episode is a little bit different. I think reflection is so important, so as we come to the end of the year, I'm asking questions and guiding you through a reflection on this year, along with encouraging you to set intentional goals based in what truly matters to you. We even end with one of my favorite things: a surrender list as we move to next year!

Links:

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Podcast Website

Hustle Free Goal Setting

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Today I talk with one of my favorite people on the internet, Kat Steck, all about simpifying this season and celebrating it according to your own values. We discuss gift giving, putting less pressure on ourselves to do things we don't want to do, making new traditions, less consumerism, frugal traditions, and more.

Kat just created an extremely affordable course diving deeper into all of this which you can find here.

Links:

Simplify the Season Kat on Instagram Desirae on Instagram Podcast Website

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Today we're talking all about working from home - I give 10 different tips total (okay, really 12 if you count the first 2 that apply across the board), but we break it up into two different sections.

I've worked from home in some way, shape, or form for four years now. I worked part time in the margins of my full time job, then in the margins of stay at home motherhood, and now I work full time from home.

While all 10 can probably apply to most situations, the first five apply more to full time work from home life, while the last five apply to working part time in the margins of your day. I hope you enjoy this episode and that it encourages you in you work from home journey in some way!

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Today's episode is a practical one on getting ourselves in the right mindset to take the time and space needed to shop intentionally this season.

We talk about list making, giving ourselves enough time, different ways to be more intentional with our shopping/ spending this season, and I go a little more into detail about how we do secondhand shopping for Christmas in our house.

I hope you enjoy this lighthearted yet purposeful chat about holiday shopping!

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Podcast Website

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I talk with Ashley Brown of Routine & Things today. We cover what it means to set life giving routines and be kind to yourself in the midst of following through with them. We also talk about what to do when a routine isn't working anymore in the midst of changing seasons and how to adhere to routines when you feel like you just maybe aren't a consistent person. This is one of my favorite conversations I've had on the topic and I know Ashley's perspective will encourage you!

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A short encouragement today - that you don't always have to strive to be and do all the things.

In a season of change and transition, or in any season where you have a lot on your plate - if there's something you're striving for that is overwhelming you, this is an encouragement to table it for now.

You don't have to fully let it go - just set it aside til things are less chaotic and you can decide to pick it up again.

Listen in for more as we continue talking about seasons of change and transition.

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I'm so excited to bring you the first episode of the podcast with the new name, With Intention! Check out the trailer I released to understand the change a little better!

Today I'm diving into a question that I repeatedly got from listeners during the break I took with the podcast - how is it going? How are all the changes going? How is your new job?

Because I got so many questions like this, and others related to adjustments and changes that life brings us, I'm starting a quick series for a few episodes where we'll cover some different ones.

My main goal is for you to feel encouraged + less alone in whatever changes are coming your way. Today I talk about my personal transition to full time working mom life and I cover:

-The main fear I've had during this adjustment

-The lies we all might be inclined to believe about motherhood when it comes to working or staying at home.

-4 things I've learned in the midst of the change

-How minimalism is still making all the difference.

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A short trailer explaining the change from Minimal-ish to With Intention - I wanted to do this for a long time, and I hope you love what is to come!

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